Rahula

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life of the Buddha

When he had been informed seven days earlier that his wife had given birth to a son, he said, “A fetter has arisen.” The child was named
Rahula, meaning “fetter.” Before the prince left the palace, he went into his wife’s chamber to look upon his sleeping wife and infant son. In another version of the story,
Rahula had not yet been born on the night of the departure from...